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2006 Jeep Wrangler drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 50 complaints for the 2006 Jeep Wrangler, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
50 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
30,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2006 Jeep Wrangler Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 30,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 30,000 miles
Based on 32 complaints that include mileage. 72% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles14
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 32 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles, and 72% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while unloading goods from the passenger's side of the parked vehicle, the vehicle began to roll away in reverse and downhill until crashing into another parked vehicle. The contact suffered injuries to the head. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the vehicle allowed her to erroneously remove the key from the ignition without the vehicle being shifted into park. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 54,700 miles, November 2012 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep wrangler. The contact notified the dealer that he received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15v222000 (power train). The dealer verified the recall and stated that they would perform the recall repair as well as the other maintenance repairs. When the contact went to retrieve the vehicle, the recall repairs were not completed. The dealer stated that they would call the contact back when the parts were available.

Reported at 75,000 miles, January 2019

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